Culture
Put yourself in the picture for image restoration
Scots with old photos are being urged to enter a competition to have them digitally restored and colourised. CEWE is calling on those with black and white photos in Scotland, to post their image to Instagram using #ColourMyPhoto, to be in with a chance of having their old images totally transformed. Working with a celebrated…
Read MoreGet ready for a splash of art at Spring Fling
A family friendly event aimed at bringing out creative talent of young visitors is set to take place. Spring Fling is Scotland’s premier visual art and contemporary craft open studios event. Covering all Dumfries and Galloway and south west Scotland and also a much-loved feature of the Scotland’s cultural calendar, it is the flagship annual…
Read MoreA new double bill from Scottish Dance Theatre
Scottish Dance Theatre is to present a new production as part of a double bill next month. Renowned choreographer Emanuel Gat creates new work The Circle with the company as the critically acclaimed RITUALIA, choreographed by Colette Sadler, returns to Scottish stages. Scottish Dance Theatre will debut The Circle on Friday 3 May at Dundee…
Read MoreExciting future ahead as Galashiels regeneration gets underway
Work on creating the Great Tapestry of Scotland visitor attraction will herald the next development in the regeneration of Galashiels. Stirling-based Ogilvie Construction has been appointed to build the landmark facility for the attraction, which tells the story of Scotland through one of the world’s largest tapestries created by 1,000 people from across the country.…
Read MoreThe talented Mr Crichton – and his sad demise
With a dazzling intellect that won him fame across Europe, coupled with brilliant dancing, riding and duelling skills, there was never a man better named than the Admirable Crichton. Life can be uneven in the gifts it distributes to people – as evidence of this, one need look no further than the case of James…
Read MoreA Great Pyramid stone can be found in Edinburgh
The secrets of ancient Egypt are on show at National Museums Scotland. One of the highlights is the only casing stone from the Great Pyramid of Giza to be displayed anywhere outside Egypt is one of the artefacts, on public view for the first time since it came to Scotland in 1872. Ancient Egypt Rediscovered…
Read More10 of the most wicked witches in Scottish history
The Scottish Witchcraft Act saw the grizzly demise of many a soul accused of a variety of heinous and occult crimes. We present a selection of the country’s most wickedt witches. 1. Janet Douglas, Lady Glamis When King James V was a teenager his guardian and stepfather, Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus, kept him…
Read MoreSearch is on for World War I family treasures
Glasgow residents are being asked to share their First World War family treasures. Glasgow City Archives and the Commonwealth War Graves Foundation, in partnership with the University of Oxford, are asking the people of Glasgow to bring their items to the Mitchell Library on Wednesday 10 April. The digital roadshow is part of a UK…
Read MoreTen great things I love about Scotland
In Scotland, it’s very easy to be cynical or jaded about certain things in our country at times. That’s why Scottish Field asked Swetha Akshita, a 21-year-old journalism student from India, to cast a pair of fresh eyes on living in Scotland, and to share her thoughts with us. She is studying in Robert Gordon University…
Read MoreA three-day focus on wellness at Mhor Festival
Mhor Festival will be returning to the banks of Loch Voil this May with wellness the focus of the three-day festival. Set in the surroundings of Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, award-winning Mhor Festival is welcoming hundreds of guests, performers, artists, producers and creators from across the UK to its annual gathering. Taking…
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